Adopt a Park/Trail Program

Long Term Projects
The City of St. Cloud currently maintains 90 parks and miles and miles of trails for the enjoyment of our citizens and visitors. If your organization, church or business is looking for a long term project, consider adopting one of our city’s many parks or trails!

Adopt A Park / Trail Volunteer Duties
Tasks may include, but are not limited to:

Cleaning picnic tables

Graffiti/Vandalism reporting

Mowing

Mulching trees / shrubs

Restocking doggie bags

Some use of power tools

Sweeping shelters

Trash pickup

Weeding / raking playgrounds

Adopters can also help with special projects, such as graffiti cover
up, painting projects, and planting flowers. Some projects and tasks are
not available year-round and may be available only at specific parks.

Adopt a Park / Trail Policy

All
volunteers (individuals or a representative) must complete the Adopt a
Park Application and Group / Organization / Event Waiver and Release of
Liability and submit the form to the Park and Recreation Business
Office.

The adopting organization or individual commits to a pre-determined period of adoption.

Volunteers under the age of 18 must have adequate adult supervision.

Monitoring
of the park should be done on a regular basis, usually at least once a
month or more often during the warm season and as weather permits in the
cold season. Some sites may require additional time commitments.

Total number of Volunteers and Hours must be reported to the Business Office monthly.

The
adopting organization or individual will report any conditions or
potential hazards to the Park & Recreation Department.

Shorts and open toe shoes are not allowed.

Unless
special arrangements are made, Park and Recreation Staff will not be
available on-site for your volunteer project. In case of an emergency,
please call 911.

Proper tools will be provided for your project. Use of personal power tools/ladders, etc. is prohibited without prior approval.

The
City of St. Cloud will provide trash bags and will be responsible for
collecting and disposing of the filled bags. Notification of bags to be
collected needs to occur by the next business day.

Accidents/injuries occurring during your event need to be reported to the Business office by the next business day.

The Mission

The mission of the City of St. Cloud is to provide high quality public services for our residents in a cost effective, responsive, innovative and professional manner given the changing needs and resources available.

The following Core Values have also been established for the City of St. Cloud: